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Great Aunt's HA does not think this is an emergency!
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Not the point .. the HA have a duty of care..
Also , maybe the elderly living on this Warden controlled scheme don't venture out after dark. What about the people visiting them?
Also I am pretty sure that the residents will pay a maintenance charge to cover repairs such as this?
There are parts of the uk where the are no street lights at all.
Old people do not spontaneously combust through lack of them.
Adults should take extra care if an area is unnaturally dark. Using a torch is a good option to consider.
Exterior lighting is probably not top of anyone budget lis. Ad it's now Christmas so you'll be lucky to get anything done before 6th January.
Contact a councillor will help prioritise.0 -
Tbh I'm a bit shocked that so many people think older people ought not to be going out when it's dark. And whilst it is true there are swathes of country without street lights, the OP's great aunt chose to live somewhere that did have lighting.
Maybe not an emergency but certainly very high priority considering the demographic of the residents.0 -
Just to add to the 'torch' suggestions made by folk - we provided a head torch for an elderly relative of ours. It leaves hands free for sticks or whatever, and elderly people tend to put their heads down to look at the floor anyway, so the forehead torch illuminates their 'path' quite well.0
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this isnt an emergency, it is a concern and should be done asap but not an emergency. is someone meant to be round in 2 mins with sirens on to replace a light bulb??? nope.0
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behave, there's people out there with no electricity or have flooded homes.spacey2012 wrote: »Call them back, say they have one hour to offer a solution or the next phone call will be to a reporter and photographer from the local paper.0 -
Tbh I'm a bit shocked that so many people think older people ought not to be going out when it's dark. And whilst it is true there are swathes of country without street lights, the OP's great aunt chose to live somewhere that did have lighting.
Maybe not an emergency but certainly very high priority considering the demographic of the residents.
No one said that they ought not to be going out when its dark, the general consensus was that the vast majority wouldn't be going out when its dark.make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0
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